Undergraduate Course Descriptions

• Course Code: 01:146:329
• Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
• Credits: 1
• Spring Synopsis
• Fall Synopsis

 Laboratory to accompany the Human Parasitology lecture course. Lab. 3 hrs. It can be used to satisfy the laboratory requirement of the CBN major. Prerequisites: General Biology II (01:119:116) or Biological Research Laboratory (01:119:117); Corequisite: Human Parasitology (01:146:328).

• Course Code: 01:146:350
• Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
• Credits: 1
• Suggested Year: 2nd-3rd
• Spring Synopsis

• This minicourse offers a comprehensive exploration of advanced imaging techniques essential for studying tissues, cells, and organelles in the life sciences. Through a blend of lectures and hands-on laboratory sessions, students will be introduced to a diverse array of methodologies, enabling them to investigate biological structures across various scales, ranging from molecules to organisms. The course will cover a spectrum of imaging modalities, including conventional light microscopy, fluorescent microscopy, cutting-edge high-resolution light microscopy, and electron microscopy. Additionally, students will explore optical approaches for probing cellular dynamics, encompassing calcium and voltage imaging, as well as molecular interactions. Each class session will commence with a detailed lecture segment providing theoretical foundations and conceptual frameworks. This will be followed by immersive laboratory sessions where students, often working collaboratively in teams, will tackle real-world cellular physiological problems. Throughout these sessions, students will not only gain practical experience in utilizing microscopy techniques but will also acquire essential skills in basic cell biology techniques such as cell handling and probe introduction. It can be used to satisfy the laboratory requirement of the CBN major. Prerequisites: Fundamentals of Cell Biology (01:146:270) or Essentials of CBN (01:146:295).

• Course Code: 01:146:356
• Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
• Credits: 3
• Fall & Spring Synopsis

Physiology according to American Physiological Society is the study of life. Physiological studies of normal function provide the basis to understanding abnormal function- at the molecular, cellular, tissue, organ and whole animal levels.  In this context, Systems Physiology will help students understand body functions and their regulation at the organ systems level (mammals including humans). This course can be used to satisfy the elective requirement of the CBN major.

Prerequisites: General Biology I and II (01:119:115-116), General Chemistry (01:160:161-162) or Honors General Chemistry (01:160:163-164), and Intro Experimentation (01:160:171). Credit not given for both this course and Integrative Physiology (11:067:300).

• Course Code: 01:146:357
• Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
• Credits: 1
• Fall & Spring Synopsis

Laboratory to accompany the System Physiology lecture course. It can be used to satisfy the laboratory requirement of the CBN major. Prerequisite: Biological Res Lab (01:119:117); Corequisite: System Physiology (01:146:356).